HD locals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA timeframe??

[sdschramm]

As a rule, amplifiers only help if the signal is strong enough at the antenna, but not strong enough to make it through the cables/switches/connectors/etc. to the normal receiver location.

What size dish were you getting the 76 and 51 readings on? I never even get the national HD channels that high on 61.5 on an 18" dish.

This morning, I now I have a signal of 3. Sometimes its really high, sometimes its really low. I just don't know.

As for the installer coming back, they never did, nor did they call. I called Dish explained this situation and they were disappointed that we've had all this trouble. They then set up an appt. for next weekend with a "field manger" who "won't leave until its working"......yeah right.

[Hemi 6.1]

As a rule, amplifiers only help if the signal is strong enough at the antenna, but not strong enough to make it through the cables/switches/connectors/etc. to the normal receiver location.

What size dish were you getting the 76 and 51 readings on? I never even get the national HD channels that high on 61.5 on an 18" dish.

Me either.

[Hemi 6.1]

Interesting, I just checked again today and I got 76 the first time, the second time 0 for a while and then it went to 51. And that's for T7 on 61.5 today.

If you want a list of all my signal strengths from a few months ago, look here:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/2056229-post358.html

Make sure its says LOCKED 61.5 Becuase if its not locked is most likely giving you a reading from the 110

[amoni]

OK, now I'm not confused but totally confused. Not being a techie I have read all the threads about the new HD. I don't receive them and I still don't get the locals HD, just the lovely blue screen of my avatar. So if I change dishs I will receive not only the new HD's but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton locals in HD also? But I read that some lose some local channels too. Does the new dish affect All American channels? So has anyone in the area actually made the change?

[sdschramm]

Here is a short video showing my SD locals and my the (lack of) my HD locals:

[Jim S.]

I have no idea what the heck is going on with your WOLF-SD signal, but I can assure you that it's NEVER done anything like that for me!

[penst8grad]

I've been following this thread for a while and thought the bigger dish sounded like a great idea. I got a junked Primestar dish from a friend and set it up. No luck! All of the TP's show good strength, but TP7 only bounces between 7 and 11.

Any word on Echo14 helping us out?

[penst8grad]

I've been following this thread for a while and thought the bigger dish sounded like a great idea. I got a junked Primestar dish from a friend and set it up. No luck! All of the TP's show good strength, but TP7 only bounces between 7 and 11.

Any word on Echo14 helping us out?

Good news, sorta.

Since the LNB isn't built for the Primestar dish, when I moved the LNB around I got it to stay at 12. At 12, locals work...at 11 they don't. Looks like I'll have HD locals on crystal clear days.

Hoping E14 makes a difference for us 2nd class subs. I've got 1-1/2 years left on my sub or I'd be back to DirecTV again already.

[Jim S.]

My Dish 300 sometimes gets up to 12 on the locals. It has been since about December, and nobody knows why. But it's not reliable enough even on a clear day that I'd change my timers to HD or anything.

I would've thought a Primestar dish would've been an improvement. I seem to remember reading that some models of them had feedhorns designed to match the shape of the dish, but I could be thinking of some other kind of dish.

[penst8grad]

I would've thought a Primestar dish would've been an improvement.

I thought it would have been better too. Majory PITA for no gain. took it down because it wasn't worth gettting excited to have HD basketball only to have it pixellate and freeze.